Background

In 2015, the Colorado Department of Transportation, which owns and operates the Founders Parkway corridor, reconstructed the concrete on Founders Parkway. However, CDOT did not have the funding at the time to improve the intersection at Allen Way.

Hearing driver concerns, the Town applied for federal funding in 2015 when CDOT reconstructed the concrete on Founders Parkway but did not have the funding to improve the intersection at Allen Way. The grant was awarded to the Town through the Denver Regional Council of Governments.

Improvements will include:

An additional eastbound left-turn lane from Founders Parkway to Allen Way

A dedicated westbound right-turn lane from Founders Parkway to Allen Way

An additional southbound right-turn lane from Allen Way to westbound Founders Parkway

An additional I-25 northbound on-ramp lane

A second northbound through-lane at Allen Way and Allen Street

Timeline

Town Council on Jan. 17, 2017 approved a contract with engineering firm Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig as well as an intergovernmental agreement with CDOT. Design is expected to be complete in 2017, with construction starting in 2018.